S 2026 - Ptolemais-Ake (Antiochus IX), silver, tetradrachms (eagle) (113-106 BCE)
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113 BCE - 106 BCE Silver 6,419 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochus IX to right within dotted border |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY (Greek).Eagle standing to left on thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ptolemais-Ake | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Israel | Authority: | Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (Seleucid king, 114-95 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 113 BCE | to | 106 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 13.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Ptolemaic |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Voulgaridis 2000, p. 216-217 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 66.67 | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 33.33 | 1 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 6 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 23.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 461,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 30 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 33.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 519.71 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 6,419 kg <br /> 6,419 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,299.26 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Voulgaridis, Georges (2000), Les ateliers monetaires de ptolemais-'Akko et d'Ascalon sous la domination seleucide, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, 2 vol., 448 p., 37 pl.
